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Growing up poor in Texas, Vera Lomax used every gold-digging trick in the book to land a rich husband. Now living in the lap of luxury in San Francisco, her only job is to fawn over her much-older husband, so it's been easy for her to balance a life of shopping and affairs with younger men with a major secret: the 16-year bribery of one of her husband's mistresses to keep her pregnancy under wraps. Vera figures that a little hush money every month will ensure her husband's fortune is hers alone....

A transformative love story about two best friends who fall for each other, fall apart, and try to find their way back together in their tight-knit British-Jamaican community. South London, 1981: Daphne is the only Black girl in her class. All she wants is to keep her head down, preferably in a...

Lisa Smith was a bright young lawyer at a prestigious law firm in New York City when alcoholism and drug addiction took over her life. What was once a way she escaped her insecurity and negativity as a teenager became a means of coping with the anxiety and stress of an impossible workload. Girl Walks Out of a Bar explores Smith's formative years, her decade of alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and her road to recovery.

Just because someone can live with a disease doesn’t mean they should. The overwhelming majority of chronic diseases are a result of lifestyle. A whole food plant based diet is one of the most effective approaches to arresting these conditions. During these episodes Lisa simplifies the science behind the power of plants and pulls from her 9+ years of coaching experience to provide the proven strategies for success when making significant lifestyle and mindset changes. Your host, Lisa A. Smith, MBA, is a plant-based health and business coach and creator of PHARM TO TABLE® Plant Based ...

A shocking accident gave Matthew Cahill the ability to see a nightmarish netherworld that nobody else does...Pitting him in a fight to save us all, and his own soul, from the clutches of pure evil in these three exhilarating tales of dark humor, nonstop action, and pure horror in The Dead Man series. Matt is trapped on a traffic-choked interstate in a hellacious blizzard that’s Colder Than Hell…chasing an escaped psycho killer while battling a mutant virus so virulent and horrific that it even terrifies Mr. Dark…

"An emotion-filled collection." —Kirkus Reviews Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . . A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . . A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . . There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees...

TOP 2% GLOBAL PODCASTYour science-backed guide to longevity, energy, and ageless skin. Tired of feeling older than you are? Spent way too much time and money on “miracle” fixes that don’t work? If you’re done feeling tired, achy, or like you're aging too fast—welcome home. I’m Lisa, a Functional Health Practitioner who helps women find the why behind their inflammation, fatigue, and hormone chaos so they can feel and look amazing again. Each week, we dive into the root causes of aging—from gut and hormone health to mitochondrial repair—so you can take the guesswork out of what ...

Elena Gilbert è una ragazza d'oro, è bella, è brillante, ha tutto nella vita. Ma le sue giornate non hanno nulla di eccitante. Così, per cercare un po' di brivido, intreccia una relazione con il bel tenebroso Stefan. Ma Stefan nasconde un segreto, un segreto misterioso che potrà sconvolgere per sempre la vita della protagonista. Ha inizio così per Elena la più affascinante e pericolosa delle avventure. Una storia d'amore e odio, di luce e ombra, in cui Stefan e Damon, due vampiri fratelli contrapposti in una millenaria guerra, si contenderanno il suo cuore e il suo destino.

Under the Stars: Bedtime Astrophysics transports curious kids and inquisitive adults on an incredible journey through the night sky. Explore our solar system from the comfort of your cosy bedroom. Find out why the sky is blue. Fly around a black hole and peer inside! Learn why Jupiter has stripes. When astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith isn't looking skyward, she is answering the smart questions of school kids. Her engaging storytelling brings the night sky to life, giving amazing new perspectives to young explorers who are always asking, 'Why?'

This book introduces the philosophies, research, and lived experience behind Parallel Recovery®, which is not a “step” program like traditional models, but a practical and deeply human path to healing for the whole family.

Overcoming Trauma: Using the Breath of Life provides simple techniques that help you remove the mental barriers that prevent you from achieving your desired goals and dreams. It shifts your thinking so that you stop dwelling in past pains and hurts that resulted from traumas in childhood, relationships, and less than ideal career choices.

Selah Award finalist and Kops Fetherling International Book Award recipient, this political conspiracy suspense thriller, weaves the headlines of today with the Scriptures of old. A recent law school graduate, Eliana lands her dream job but finds it saturated with malicious corruption. Her boss, a powerful Supreme Court Justice, is part of a nefarious plan that will dismantle America as we know it. If she keeps quiet, she might survive, but far too much is at stake for that. With her life in peril, a prophecy about Eliana becomes reality. She lives out a parallel story to that of her ...

Dying of cancer and worried about his immortal soul, that rascal Jack confesses his long list of sins to the Reverend Nigel. The stunned but sympathetic clergyman convinces Jack that his most heinous sin was perpetrated on his daughters, who believe that he committed suicide. Both men agree that seeing their father suddenly reappear, only to die a painful death shortly after, would cause additional harm.

After losing his parents and sister in a fire, Jake is raised by his grandparents. As he transforms from a traumatized boy to an exceptional student athlete and finally to an ambitious assistant DA, he learns to hide a crippling fear behind a stony mask. Until she turns 13, Bettina (Tina) Berenson is a shy, bookish girl rejected by both parents. But her life radically changes when her father starts taking her to the places he frequents: racetracks, prizefights, nightclubs, and the occasional company of gangsters he admires.

Palm Beach, 1961. Socialite, irresistible rascal, and devoted father Jack Morgan stages his suicide to shield his beloved daughters from scandal and disgrace. His daughter, Charlotte (Charlie), is an overindulged 23-year-old girl struggling to cope with the loss of her beloved father, her sister's resulting mental breakdown, and the discovery that she's now penniless. Fortunately Raul, an admiring young attorney, offers assistance to the traumatized young woman.

In Manhattan, being recently dumped by her soul mate becomes the least of Charlotte (Charlie) Morgan's problems after she is viciously pushed off a subway platform in front of an oncoming train. Her modeling career seems over, and she may not walk again. Throughout her lengthy hospital stay, the police have no success finding her assailant or determining a motive. A handsome detective recovering from similar injuries is assigned to be her physical therapy partner.

Writers shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize read their shortlisted stories Collected here are the six best stories chosen by the judging panel of the Guardian 4th Estate BAME short story prize 2017. In them you’ll encounter a range of characters: an Indian soldier...

'A gift I didn't know I needed' Leone Ross 'Jamaica Road exudes love . . . with a wisdom and warmth that jumps off the page' Vanessa Chan South London, 1981: Daphne is the only Black girl in her class. All she wants is to keep her head down, preferably in a book. The easiest way to survive is to...

Are you tired of yelling at your kids? Do you sometimes feel like they don't listen or respect you? Do you feel like the worst parent EVER? You're not alone, there is hope! Join Lisa Smith -- Mom, Master Certified Parent Coach, Author and Speaker -- as she helps turn frustrated parents -- who regularly default to yelling, threatening and punishing -- into peaceful leaders within their households. As a former dominant parent, she has found the path to Peaceful Parenting and is dedicated to helping other parents find their way too! But be warned, this is not a "foo-foo" podcast that's going to ...

Il terzo capitolo di una saga che ha appassionato milioni di lettori in tutto il mondo. Vertici di un fatale triangolo d’amore, Elena e i due fratelli vampiri Stefan e Damon hanno un unico destino. Ora che Elena ha ceduto al fascino del crudele Damon, ora che l’odio di Stefan per il fratello sembra inestinguibile, i tre dovranno stipulare una tregua e unire le loro forze, per affrontare una terribile e oscura minaccia. Una furia malvagia che potrà essere sconfitta soltanto da un’alleanza solida.